I > ~ 11 Nisan 5767 On the web at: www.jvhri.org March 30, 2007 Holocaust museum Shopping/or Passover renamed; exec hired ByMary Korr [email protected] PROVIDENCE-The Rhode Island Holocaust Museum has a new name, a new executive director and a new strategic plan. The museum, which opened 20 years ago, will now be known as The Holocaust Education and Resource Center of Rhode Island. May-Ronny Zeidman, a Warwick resident and member of Temple Am David, has been named executive director, after serving most recently as administrator at the museum. The Center teaches the history of the Holocaust and serves as a memorial to its victims. "Our mission is to promote human dignity, universal justice and prevent bigotry and genocide," Zeidman said. She said the center, rather than functioning as a museum to house artifacts and mount exhibitions - although they have and do both - is primarily an educational resource for teach­ ers, librarians and students from middle school through college. Fundamentally, it creates awareness and teaches the history of the Holocaust to diverse groups, framing it within the context of global issues, such as the genocide in Darfur, today. One very effective program brings docents and Holocaust sur­ vivors into classrooms to tell their story; over 6,000 studems a year participate. But with each year, the number of survivors decreases; currently there are seven who volunteer to speak. Above, Nadav Herzog, 7, of The Education Committee is charged with developing addi­ Providence, and Aviva Ber­ tional innovative programming, such as a pre-school reading inghause, 6, of Norton, Mass., program on diversity for elementary schools, and a program for both students at the Jewish parents and adults in their 30s and 40s. Community Day School, pur­ chase kosher for Passover food The name change emerged from a strategic growth and devel­ for the Jewish Family Service's opment plan unveiled in January, after more than a year of study food drive. The annual trip, and consultation with the Executive Service Corps in Boston, which takes students to Davis which was funded by a $5,000 grant from the Rhode Island Foun­ Delicatessen on Hope Street dation. in Providence, uses tzedakah The center faces the challenge of many non-profits; a small money raised by students. At staff, in this case one; relying on fundraisers for financing (the right, Joslin Davis, owner, and annual budget of the center is $175,000; $20,000 comes from his son-in-law. Marc Glazer, the Jewish Federation of R.I., the rest is raised by its board and ring up the orders. volunteers) and a basement facility in the JCC building that may See HOLOCAUST MUSEUM, page 3 Conservative seminary moves to allow gay and lesbian students JTSto By Ben Harris The move was enabled by inary's chancellor-elect, movement-wide survey that NEW YORK OTA) a December decision by the announced the decision March found support for the move After months of delibera­ Conservative movement's legal 26 in an e-mail to the JTS com­ among a majority of Conserva­ accept tion, the Jewish Theological authorities to reverse the move­ munity. tive rabbis, cantors, lay leaders Seminary has decided to accept ment's traditional ban on gay The change comes after and seminarians. qualified gay and lesbian stu­ clergy. months of consultation, includ­ gays dents to its rabbinical and can­ Arnold Eisen, the sem- ing the commissioning of a See JTS, page 9 torial schools. INSIDE Index s.rui2n ~ Ca lendar 2, 18-19 Opinion 4-6 Community 3, 7, 29, 34 Food 25-26 Tema 28 Dr. Aronson 27 Obituaries 40-41 .. Temple Habonim hires new My Voice 42 Rabbi Levine leaves pulpit for JFS Seder, see photos, page 24. Rabbi. See page 7. Simchas 43 classroom. See page 3. 2 Jewish Voice & Herald March 30, 2007 APRIL2-10 second night community traditional dence. Festival of Freedom. Catered URI Hillel Passover seder at Temple Am David, 40 except for haroset and desserts, Calendar Gardiner St., Warwick. Co-hosted which will be potluck. Kosher­ p.m. - First night seder, 6:30 by Temples Am David of Warwick style, vegetarian options. $25. SEND us YOUR CALINDAR LISTINGS - include time, date, location and tele­ 12 Fraternity Circle, on the campus and Beth David of Narragansett. Includes dinner and a donation to phone number. Notices must be received 2 weeks prior to publication date. in Kingston. 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Community Pass­ hover, RN clinical nurse special­ exhibit over Seder. The celebration will ist at Miriam Hospital, discusses and clients a Happy Passover her recent visit to Emek Medical Artwork and poetry created include a multi-course kosher Center in Afula. Refreshments. by children facing the Holocaust. dinner and the traditional Seder Exhibit sponsored by the R.I. rituals conducted by Rabbi Elyse WED., April 11 Holocaust Museum on display at Wechterman and members of the Urban League black-Jewish ~ the Johnson & Wales Multicultural congregation. The cost for congre­ alliance corporate luncheon Center at 60 Broad St. in down­ gation members is $28 per adult Noon at the Westin H otel, ELIOT·ROSE town Providence. Free and open and $18 per child 12 and under, Providence. Lifespan to be hon­ ASSET MlNA6£M£NT to the public. For information or and for non-members, $30/$20. ored; speaker George A. Vecci­ to arrange a tour, call 453-7860 or Children under 3 are free. 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